Handling tong for drums



y 1958 I c. A. STlNE 2,842,390

HANDLING TONG FOR DRUMS Filed July 7, 1953 IN V EN TOR.

flTTOR/VEKSL Rat-elated July 8, 1958 HANDLENG TUNG FOR DRUMS Charles A. Stine, Port Hueneme, Calif.

Application July 7, 1953, Serial No. 366,640

2 (Ilaims. (Ql. 294-16) (Granted under Title 55, U. 5. Code 1952 sec. 266) The invention described herein may be manufactured and used by or for the Government of the United States of America for governmental purposes without the payment of any royalties thereon or therefor.

This invention relates to a tool designed for use in upending cylindrical drums or the like, and is designed to facilitate the handling of such articles as well as for minimizing danger of injury to personnel in such hand-ling.

Cylindrical or barrel shaped drums are commonly moved from one location to another nearby location by rolling them, but when they have arrived at the new location requirements for economy of floor space make it necessary that they be up-ended. This has heretofore been usually done manually. In the case of a SS-gallon drum filled with oil or asphalt, for example, it is necessary for two men to raise the drum to upright position in contact with other up-ended drums, and this gives rise to considerable likelihood of physical injury to personnel.

The present invention provides a grappling tool without moving parts, suitable for operation by two men, and involving minimum danger to personnel.

An object of the present invention is to provide an improved tool for handling cylindrical drums and barrels.

Other objects and many of the attendant advantages of this invention will be readily appreciated as the same becomes better understood by reference to the following description.

Fig. 1 is a view in end elevation of a cylindrical drum having applied thereto a device embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view in longitudinal elevation of the apparatus shown in Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the same.

The tool of the present invention comprises a bar designed to extend horizontally across the head 12 of a drum '13 when the latter is in horizontal position, and a pair of curved arms 14 fixed to opposite ends of said bar and extending downwardly and inwardly therefrom and terminating in metal pads 16 which are canted to fit the cylindrical surface 18 of the drum, or the stave or 2 bulging surface in the case of a barrel, below the center of gravity thereof. A pair of horizontal handles 20 are fixed to the arms 14 at a convenient height to be grasped by two operators.

in the operation of the device, the tool is brought into operative relation to the work when the pads 16 are in engagement with the side walls of the work as indicated in the drawing, and the bar 10, in horizontal position, contacts or is in parallel spaced relation to the rim 22 surrounding the head of the drum or barrel. The workers by lifting on the opposite handles 20 may then tilt the work to up-ended position in close contact with. other up-ended drums, lift the tool away from the work, and proceed to the next drum. Because there is no tendency for the tool to slip off the work, accidents in the use or" the tool are minimized.

Obviously many modifications and variations of the present invention are possible in the light of the above teachings. It is therefore to be understood that within the scope of the appended claims the invention may be practiced otherwise than as specifically described.

What is claimed is:

l. A handling tong for up-ending a drum, comprising a bar designed to extend across one end of the drum and having offset end portions extending a relatively short distance toward the other end of the drum, an arm rigidly secured to each of the end portions and extending down- 'wardly and inwardly therefrom, a pad on the end of each of said arms having spaced faces canted relative to each other to engage the cylindrical surface of the drum below the midsection thereof, and an outwardly extending handlerigidly secured to each of said arms.

2. A handling tong for up-ending a drum, comprising a bar designed to extend horizontally across one end of the drum and having offset end portions extending a relatively short distance toward the other end of the drum, an arm rigidly secured to each of the end portions and extending downwardly and inwardly therefrom, pads on the ends of the arms having opposed faces disposed in spaced non-parallel relationship and constructed and arranged to substantially conform to the surface of the drum below the midsection thereof, and a horizontal handle rigidly secured to each of said arms, the handles extending therefrom in opposite outward directions.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 

